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Honda Endurance Racing to field insider trio

06/03/2018 16:12

Honda Endurance Racing has announced its final 24 Heures Motos line-up to carry on the good work after the team’s third-place finish at the Bol d’Or. Three endurance specialists – Sébastien Gimbert, Grégory Leblanc and Erwan Nigon – will be riding the factory Honda #111.

These three French riders have a great deal in common. All three have competed in MotoGP 250, been French Superbike champions, and won the 24 Heures Motos at least once in their respective careers.

With five wins on the Bugatti circuit at Le Mans and four at the Bol d’Or, Grégory Leblanc leads the trio when it comes to laurels.
Sébastien Gimbert is a three-time winner of both the 24 Heures Motos and the Bol d’Or.
Their new Honda Endurance Racing teammate Erwan Nigon’s track record also features a 24 Heures Motos win, and he has built up rock-solid experience of endurance racing with a number of leading factory-backed teams: Suzuki Endurance Racing Team, BMW Motorrad, SRC Kawasaki, GMT94 Yamaha and, more recently, the Japanese squad Eva RT Webike Trick Star, the second runner-up at the 2016 Bol d’Or.

Following its third-place finish at last September’s Bol d’Or, Honda Endurance Racing is targeting more lofty heights with its new trio of endurance specialists.

Watch their progress starting on Thursday 19 April at the first official tests of the 24 Heures Motos, the second round of the 2017-2018 FIM EWC.

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With 60 teams from 13 different countries on the grid and more than 200 riders representing 21 different nationalities entered for this 41st edition, the 2018 24 Heures Motos has a decidedly international slant. This second round of the 2017-2018 FIM EWC endurance world championship will be flagged off at 3pm on Saturday 21 April on the Bugatti circuit in Le Mans.

With 60 teams from 13 different countries on the grid and more than 200 riders representing 21 different nationalities entered for this 41st edition, the 2018 24 Heures Motos has a decidedly international slant. This second round of the 2017-2018 FIM EWC endurance world championship will be flagged off at 3pm on Saturday 21 April on the Bugatti circuit in Le Mans.

With less than 40 days to go until the 24 Heures Motos, excitement in the Superstock class has reached fever pitch. Performance levels in this category – open to bikes that are very close to standard – have got better and better, and the battle for the Superstock win gets more heated with every race. The competition for FIM EWC World Cup has been thrown wide open.

With less than 40 days to go until the 24 Heures Motos, excitement in the Superstock class has reached fever pitch. Performance levels in this category – open to bikes that are very close to standard – have got better and better, and the battle for the Superstock win gets more heated with every race. The competition for FIM EWC World Cup has been thrown wide open.

Suzuka 8 Hours returnee Team HRC Honda has unveiled the CBR 1000 RRW with which it will be targeting the win. Team HRC is officially back in the running after a 10-year absence, with Tohru Ukawa, a five-time winner of the Suzuka 8 Hours, as team manager.

Suzuka 8 Hours returnee Team HRC Honda has unveiled the CBR 1000 RRW with which it will be targeting the win. Team HRC is officially back in the running after a 10-year absence, with Tohru Ukawa, a five-time winner of the Suzuka 8 Hours, as team manager.

With 40 days to go until the rubber meets the track at the 24 Heures Motos, a handful of favourites headed to Le Mans for some early testing on the Bugatti circuit. Going by their performances, we’re in for an intense and thrilling race.

With 40 days to go until the rubber meets the track at the 24 Heures Motos, a handful of favourites headed to Le Mans for some early testing on the Bugatti circuit. Going by their performances, we’re in for an intense and thrilling race.

Boosted by a second-place finish at the Bol d’Or, German team Wepol by Penz13 is now targeting the world title with a revamped line-up. Rico Penzkofer has recruited Michael Laverty and Christian Iddon to be Danny Webb’s co-riders on the BMW #13.

Boosted by a second-place finish at the Bol d’Or, German team Wepol by Penz13 is now targeting the world title with a revamped line-up. Rico Penzkofer has recruited Michael Laverty and Christian Iddon to be Danny Webb’s co-riders on the BMW #13.

A new name and official backing from BMW, new riders, new tyres: independent German team NRT 48-BMW Motorrad, which grabbed attention at the Bol d’Or last September, is back with renewed appetite in 2018.

A new name and official backing from BMW, new riders, new tyres: independent German team NRT 48-BMW Motorrad, which grabbed attention at the Bol d’Or last September, is back with renewed appetite in 2018.

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